How long does the Shockers’ unbeaten run last? That’s now looking like it’s not going to happen until some point in the NCAA tourney – if then.

3. Arizona (4)

27-0

It was a nice few days away from Tucson for the Wildcats who eked out a win at Utah and then turned in a terrific second 20 minutes in Boulder to roll past Colorado Saturday while flexing their Pac 12 muscles.

4. Creighton (7)

23-4

Nothing much knew here, as the Blue Jays continue to win and draw 18K-plus at home while Doug McDermott re-wrote record books.

5. Kansas (8)

21-6

And, just like that, the Jayhawks are pulling away from the Big 12 field.

6. Virginia (10)

23-5

How many people who follow the sport realize that the Cavs are sitting alone atop the ACC standings?

7. Duke (9)

22-6

The Blue Devils hit .500 in their two ACC “Showdowns” of last week.

8. Syracuse (1)

25-2

All that good fortune apparently been up in several squeaker wins as the Orange lost toughies with Boston College (ouch!) and Duke.

9. Villanova (11)

20-5

The Wildcats improve their non-Creighton record to 24-1 with narrow wins over Providence and St. John’s.

10. Wisconsin (12)

22-5

The Badgers are in reasonable position to close the regular season with nine wins in a row.

11. Cincinnati (6)

24-4

A third meeting Louisville in conference tourney would be every bit as nail-biting.

12. San Diego State (5)

23-3

The Lobos certainly looked like the better team Saturday night in Albuquerque.

13. St. Louis (15)

25-2

The Billikens “guard you” and make “you guard them” – a pretty nifty combination in hoops.

*Cameron Bairstow. New Mexico’s senior power forward by way of Australia averaged 22.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per games in the Lobos’ MWC wins at UNLV and home to San Diego State.

*Josh Huestis. Stanford’s senior power forward averaged 16.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 4.0 blocked shots per game in the Cardinal’s Pac 12 home sweep of USC and UCLA.

*Leslie McDonald. The senior guard averaged 20.0 points per game while helping the Tar Heels sweep Duke and Wake Forest in ACC play to extend their winning streak to nine.

*Russ Smith. The senior guard hit just three of 10 shots from the field but one of those field goals providing the tying and winning points in Louisville’s 58-57 win at Cincinnati Saturday.

*Andrew Wiggins. The freshman forward scored on a follow shot to give Kansas a one-point win at Texas Tech and the led the Jayhawks to a romp over Texas in Lawrence while averaging 20.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in the Big 12 sweep.

Frank Burlison has been covering hoops for 30+ years for a variety of publications.